Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-02

ATT -;ct. from which shipments have been
uede 10 the Grant emelter, at Denver, Tor
"s.aral months. and excellent returns have
Se.n receiyed. The September decline in
lead narrowed the margin oil profits, out
ma depth is attained the lead increases IN
width and value and the DOCTOR - con.
f,dent that he has q paying property IN tne
Forest Rose.
The Blackfoot placers have been gwen
acme attention OF late. The high oars on
which the enormous expense OF taxing
water has prevented their being worked
are again being located. 1t is expected to
form atock companies end construct q
ditch which will cover all these bars. TO
aot water on them will require considerable
! time and the outlay OF O large sum OF
money. but the prospects are favorable,
and the work Of constructing the ditch Will
undoubtedly begin next season.
G. p. H. Bielenberg, who ia working the
| Gold Hill, expects to begin the work OF ex
tracing ore early next month: The ore on
| the foot wall is quite rich. Development
on the lead is still in progress.
AROUND BUTTE.
large plunge pump is being placed in
| the NEPTUNE mine, to dispose OF the sur
| plus water. :.
The Morning Star is now entirely clear OF
water, and samples OF ore were taken ron
| different parts Of the mine on saturday.
1t is intended to sink another hundred teet
in that mine.
About twenty carpenters left this city
Saturday morning to work on the new CON
contractor at Anaconda.
On Friday the Anaconda Company
shipped BY the Montana Union. ninety-t~o
ears of ore from the Anaconda and st.
Lawrence for the smelter at Anaconda.
This was the largest lot shipped for some
time, each car containing over twenty tons.
The ore bins at 10Th mines are full. and the
production fully equal to the consumption.
|. From the extensive improvements being
made at the mines around Butte, and the
works at Anaconda, il is evident that the
output Of the camp for 1888 will be the
largest on record.
A rumor is in circulation that the Modoc
and Wake-Up-lim will m opera
lions about Wednesday,.
The Moulton shut down yesterday even
ering for a few days in order to give the
mill and mine a thorough o~ve:hauiing and
also to do some much-needed repairs
around those works.
The Lexington mill is daily in r ce pit OF
two cars of salt and four cars OF wood
On Saturday last over $500 WIS raised
by subscription anon the employers OF
B the Parrot mine, for the widow OF VIM.
Miles, who was killed there lost July.
Il IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
:. The Saliie Bell Mining Co. was incorpo.
rated at Helena last Friday with a capital
stock nf 81, 900, 900 in SIS shares.
The Granite Mountain Mining Co., at
, their meeting in St. Louis last week. de
r ciied to add eighty stamps to their extern
sive plant.
1t is rep'rte1 that Colonel c A. Broad.
] water is negotiating for the purchase Of the
: H dson property, in the Barker District.
e The Dakota mi,e, Neihart District. is be
ing surveyed, preparatory TO applying fol
n patent. 1t is owned by Messrs. Sylvester,
Bougeron and To, i. and has 1900 tons
OF $40 ore on the dump.
The Alice mine, Castle Mountain District
Y shows a seven-foot body of ore a. a deptt
e OF ,hirty-fye feet.
A big str Ike Of ma tive silver is r. reported il
y the Granite mine, near Wardner, l. T.
t Paris Gibson and others have a place
t claim Of l6O acres across the Missouri from
Il Great Falls. 1t is exp cted that when the.
b begin to show up the wealth OF bedrock
the rest Of the bottom will be staked ont'i
d mining claims and cause quite a d'stui
bance among holders OF unpatente'
e ranches.